Corey

I like the design in a personal aspect, but I'm not sure it screams "I program things!" I mean, when I think programming, I think of sites like: http://www.zend.com/en/ or http://codeigniter.com/ I realize these are full on scripts, but they make me think, "oh, backend products." I know doing a coding portfolio is probably really irritating, but it's about the impression. It is a very nice design, though.

So I'm seeing that some of my ideas are pretty good but the execution is kind of ... ugh. I guess I'll be working on version 5.0 now! I've decided to tank the logo I'm using, it's a little irritating. Thanks for the feedback. Looking at a lot of my designs, it's just like, they're good but not amazing, and they don't really emerge from my head how I want them to. The slogan was just kinda - "do I go for the "clever" part or the "deadly" part." The word "deadly" has a little more weight, so...I know what you're saying though. A lot of people aren't. I think I'll try to think more in terms of what I'm trying to go for. That's exactly what I meant. Can I use some of that idea in my copy? Thanks for that idea! Thanks for the feedback, sorry if I come across as defensive sometimes, I don't mean to.

I don't think Web 2.0 is a bad idea, I think that using tons of images, even to replace text links and some content is a bad idea, which a lot of "Web 2.0" designers I see try to do. Also, I write for consumers but that doesn't mean I don't know how to do search engine optimization. I write unique content, not keyword loaded crap. Do I include keywords in my copy? Yeah, but the content around the keywords provides information.

I dunno about tutorials, but here's the basic gyst of what you want to do: 1) create 3 include files. One is your config.php which has the MYSQL login information. The other is your connect.php which has the mysql connection, and the third is your index.php, which will probably be all included files. 2) After you've established a working connection (don't forget the mysql_close(); command!) then you can begin development. Depending on what your CMS is going to do, your basic data retrieval and editing will look like this: $query = "SELECT post_title, post_text, post_date FROM posts"; mysql_query($query) or die (couldn't retrieve data); while ($row=$result) { echo ' <h2>{$row['post_title']}</h2><p>{$row['post_text']}</p><p>{$row['post_date']}</p>'; } That's probably full of contextual errors, but it's essentially what you'll be doing. That's not even to mention how irritating paging is and then you've got securitiy...etc...etc. Google is your friend! Also go out and buy a PHP and MYSQL phrasebook.

http://www.xpression-news.com/ It's awesome, I've used it before. You can remove the "powered by" thing too if you look for it.

I like everything but the hand. The guy looks like there's a bomb in the package. Who carries a box like that? Overall it's awesome though.

with all that's going on in the background and the logo, the main site itself is kinda...meh. You've kind of set yourself up to go with texture and smooth areas and it kind of looks like cardboard in the middle. It just feels like there should be...more.

@wizely I'm not really big on "lookit my award!" kinda deals, but hey, it's fun to try out. @everybody hey, thanks for the greeting.

@TFM4th Probably just the one quote...I don't make a habit of saying noteworthy things all that often. @everybody: Okay, I have bad eyesight. Smaller text, point noted. How's this then:

I think it sounds pretty interesting. If the video is just as good, I might watch it.

Okay, I did a mock-up in photoshop. (total remodification) Please let me know what you think of this design:

I like the concept, but the fence image is just not working. Actually, the design isn't really working for me. Like Sono said, the generic online business look kills. Lots of your links aren't working, and it just needs more personality. Also, NOBODY holds their business card like that. Get rid of the human hand. When I think of a site like yours (the idea, not your actual design), I think about twitter. (http://twitter.com/) Like, a fixed background image (not a repeating one, because yours doesn't look all that good to begin with, and doesn't repeat well) and it's a scene of a fence in the background with a sky and some clouds and some green grass done in the web 2.0 style. (vector) and the main page itself is simple and to the point. (use the Finch like a mascot)

so here's what I have so far: http://www.rippededge.net and basically, I'm not sure what to do with the background, or the giant white space at the top. (I'm going to do the typography after the general layout is finished) I'm fully aware of the fact that there's like zero content, that's because I haven't really had time to work on the network as a whole. Feedback is awesome, thanks!

I fixed the spelling mistakes, and what do you mean by "lifting" for the menu? I'll probably end up re-vamping the whole design at this point.

I think it's a really nice design. It loads a little slowly, you might want to use pngs for your background images, because jpegs render slower. Awesome job on the colors and the professionalism.